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According
to reports coming in from Owerri, Imo state capital, there was a gun
battle this morning following the demolition of popular Eke-Ukwu
market. The incident reportedly happened following the massive
deployment of soldiers around the market since yesterday evening. The
elders, youths, women and traders of the Owerri Nchise, who claimed
that the market is their ancestral market are stoutly resisting Imo
State Governor, Rochas Okorocha led bulldozers.
It
will be recalled that the State Governor, Rochas Okorocha has been in a
protracted move to relocate the market from Douglas road to a
different location of the city. The governor has presented his case
citing the traffic problems constituted by trading activities on the
strategic “Douglas road” as one of his reasons.
Owerri
indigenes have argued that the market is part of their traditional
heritage which should not be tampered with but rather be upgraded with
today’s shopping mall facilities.
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